Hot melt safely door holder device

ABSTRACT

A hot melt safety door holder device includes: a first fixing part on one side of swing end of swing door sheet; a holder with a transverse through hole and the outer hole end faces towards the first fixing part; a second fixing part in the transverse through hole, the first radial end faces towards the outer hole end of transverse through hole, the second radial end faces towards the inner hole end; a conically cylindrical space, formed between the periphery of the second fixing part and the transverse through hole, and the inside and outside diameters of the end between the transverse through hole and the second fixing part corresponding to the space tapering end of conically cylindrical space are fitted with each other. The shape of the low-melting metal material filled in the conically cylindrical space matches the shape of conically cylindrical space, resulting in equal wall thickness.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to a door holder device, andmore particularly to the innovative structure type of a hot melt safetydoor holder device.

2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98

At present, the commercially available door holder devices, according totheir door fixing structure types, are approximately divided intomagnetic attraction and snap-in fixing types.

In recent years, considering the fire prevention requirements, relevantcircles developed a hot melt safety door holder device, in the case offire, a low-melting metal located in the fixing part can be molten bythe high temperature instantly to release the door body, the door bodyturns into closed state automatically, so as to implement the firesafety effect on obstructing the flame and dense smoke spread. The knownpatent technology can be seen in M531503 “fireproof door holder”Taiwanese utility model of Nov. 1, 2016.

However, there are some problems and defects in the practicalapplication of the structure type of said known hot melt safety doorholder device. For example, the low-melting metal located in thesnapping part of the known hot melt safety door holder device is astraight tube filled in the annular clearance formed between thestraight tubular internal groove sidewall of an outer holder and thestraight tubular peripheral wall of a positioning component (e.g.magnet, fastener), and the low-melting metal tube wall thickness must belower than a certain level (e.g. several millimeters), so that it canmelt instantly in a fire. However, in the course of filling thelow-melting metal between the straight tubular internal groove sidewallof outer holder and the straight tubular peripheral wall of positioningcomponent, it is difficult to locate the position of positioningcomponent opposite to the straight tubular internal groove sidewall ofouter holder in concentric circle accurately. Therefore, sometimes afterthe low-melting metal is formed and solidified, the lateral tube wallshave uneven thickness, leading to inconsistent melting point of lateraltube walls, difficult estimation of overall melting temperature oflow-melting metal and poor quality performance.

In addition, the hot melt safety door holder device is usually installedon one side of the swing end of door sheet, so when the low-meltingmetal is molten, the path on which the positioning component leaves theinternal groove sidewall of outer holder as the door sheet swings openis a cambered path instead of a straight line. Thus, when the straighttubular peripheral wall of the positioning component is escaping, theoriginal parallel relationship between its alignment line and thealignment line of the straight tubular internal groove sidewall of outerholder turns into interlaced relationship, so that the positioningcomponent is likely to be stuck in the straight tubular internal groovesidewall of outer holder, failing to escape smoothly, and the door bodycannot be closed automatically.

Industry could probably enlarge the cross-section area of the annularclearance between the straight tubular internal groove sidewall of outerholder and the straight tubular peripheral wall of positioningcomponent, so that the straight tubular peripheral wall of positioningcomponent can avoid rubbing the straight tubular internal groovesidewall of outer holder when escaping. Thus, the low-melting metal tubewall thickness is multiplied, the hot melt acuity and defect are reducedgreatly. This is an important technical topic the relevant circles shallpay attention to.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a hot meltsafety door holder device. The technical problem to be solved is tobreak through how to develop a new type of hot melt safety door holderdevice with more ideal practicability.

Based on said purpose, the technical characteristic of problem solvingof the present invention is that said hot melt safety door holder devicecomprises a first fixing part, which is located on one side of the swingend of a swing door sheet; a holder with a mounting part and atransverse through hole located in different positions, the transversethrough hole has an outer hole end and an inner hole end, the outer holeend faces towards the first fixing part; a second fixing part located inthe transverse through hole of holder, the second fixing part has afirst radial end and a second radial end, the first radial end facestowards the outer hole end of transverse through hole of holder, thesecond radial end faces towards the inner hole end of transverse throughhole of holder; a conically cylindrical space formed between theperiphery of the second fixing part and the transverse through hole ofholder, the conically cylindrical space, the second fixing part and thetransverse through hole of holder are arranged concentrically, theconically cylindrical space has a space flaring end and a space taperingend, and the inside and outside diameters of one end between thetransverse through hole and the second fixing part corresponding to thespace tapering end are matched with each other; a low-melting metalmaterial, filling the conically cylindrical space, the entity shape oflow-melting metal material matches the shape of conically cylindricalspace, forming a conically cylindrical entity with equal wall thickness.

The main effects and merits of the present invention are:

Firstly, the second fixing part of the hot melt safety door holderdevice and the transverse through hole of holder are easy to be arrangedin concentrically normal position, so as to ensure the thickness ofvarious lateral tube walls of the low-melting metal material filledbetween them is even, and the melting points of various lateral tubewalls are relatively coincident, so as to implement the practicalprogressiveness of estimating the overall melting temperature oflow-melting metal accurately, upgrading the quality and safetyperformance of hot melt safety door holder device effectively.

Secondly, for the morphological feature of the conically cylindricalspace, when the low-melting metal material is molten by hightemperature, as the path on which the second fixing part escapes fromthe transverse through hole of outer holder as the door sheet swingsopen is a curved path, and the conically cylindrical space exactlyfollows this path to avoid the second fixing part rubbing against thetransverse through hole, the second fixing part can escape smoothly.Thus, under the morphological condition not to increase the wallthickness of low-melting metal, the technical features of the presentinvention result in a special practical progressiveness that the hotmelt safety door holder device can release the swing door sheet smoothlyin a fire, so as to implement the expected safety and disasterprevention effects of automatic closing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a stereogram of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of thisstructure.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of partial enlargement of transverse throughhole of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of locating the second fixing part of thepresent invention in the transverse through hole of holder.

FIG. 6 is a close-up view of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the second fixing part of the presentinvention escaping from the transverse through hole of holder.

FIG. 8 is a close-up view of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 shows the embodiment where a ring flange is formed around thefirst radial end of the second fixing part of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows the embodiment where partial hole wall of inner hole endof the transverse through hole in the holder of the present inventionextends outwards to expand the filling notch.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of FIG. 10.

FIG. 12 shows the embodiment of simple holder structure of the presentinvention.

FIG. 13 shows the embodiment of the wall-mounted holder of the presentinvention.

FIG. 14 shows the embodiment where the first and second fixing parts ofthe present invention are designed as male and female fasteners.

FIG. 15 shows the embodiment where the second fixing part of the presentinvention is designed as straight tubular peripheral wall.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, there is shown the preferred embodiment ofthis hot melt safety door holder device. This embodiment is forillustration only, and the patent application is not limited to thisstructure.

Said hot melt safety door holder device comprises a first fixing part10, located on one side of swing end 12 of a swing door sheet 11; aholder 20 with a mounting part 21 and a transverse through hole 22located in different positions, the transverse through hole 22 has anouter hole end 221 and an inner hole end 222, wherein the outer hole end221 faces towards the first fixing part 10; a second fixing part 30,located in the transverse through hole 22 of the holder 20, the secondfixing part 30 has a first radial end 31 and a second radial end 32, thefirst radial end 31 faces towards the outer hole end 221 of thetransverse through hole 22 of the holder 20, the second radial end 32faces towards the inner hole end 222 of transverse through hole 22 ofthe holder 20; a conically cylindrical space 40, relatively formedbetween the periphery of the second fixing part 30 and the transversethrough hole 22 of the holder 20, the conically cylindrical space 40,the second fixing part 30 and the transverse through hole 22 of theholder 20 are arranged concentrically, the conically cylindrical space40 has a space flaring end 41 and a space tapering end 42, and theinside and outside diameters of one end between the transverse throughhole 22 and the second fixing part 30 corresponding to the spacetapering end 42 are fitted with each other (note: said fit relationshipincludes that with fit tolerance value, the positive-negative differenceof the tolerance value is minimal, but excluding that making the secondfixing part 30 escape from said concentric configuration state); alow-melting metal material 50, filled in the conically cylindrical space40, so that the entity shape of the low-melting metal material 50matches the shape of the conically cylindrical space 40 to present aconically cylindrical entity with equal wall thickness. The low-meltingmetal material 50 is any one of Bi, Sn, Pb, Cd and In metals or afusible alloy composed of any combination of them.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this case, the transverse through hole 22 in theholder 20 is a straight hole; the second fixing part 30 has a conicallyperipheral wall 33 between the first radial end 31 and the second radialend 32, the outside diameter of the first radial end 31 is larger thanthe outside diameter of the second radial end 32, forming the taperedshape of the conically peripheral wall 33 from the first radial end 31to the second radial end 32, and the first radial end 31 faces towardsthe outer hole end 221 of the transverse through hole 22 in the holder20, the second radial end 32 faces towards the inner hole end 222 of thetransverse through hole 22, and the inside and outside diameters arefitted with each other between the first radial end 31 and the outerhole end 221, there is an annular spacing between the second radial end32 and the inner hole end 222.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in this case, the first fixing part 10 is amagnetizer, the second fixing part 30 is a metal block embedded with amagnet 35; this case describes the implementation pattern of positioningby magnetic attraction between the first fixing part 10 and the secondfixing part 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, in this case, the end faces are level with eachother on the same end of fitted inside and outside diameters between thetransverse through hole 22 and the second fixing part 30; this case is apreferred implementation pattern, reasonably, it is easier to implementthe fitted inside and outside diameters between transverse through hole22 and the second fixing part 30.

By said structural composition pattern and technical characteristics, interms of said preferred embodiment of specific application of the hotmelt safety door holder device disclosed in the present invention, asshown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the swing door sheet 11 is at an open angle andsnapped by the hot melt safety door holder device. In this state, thedoor closer 60 for the swing door sheet 11 accumulates reset force, thefirst fixing part 10 of hot melt safety door holder device mounted onone side of swing end 12 of swing door sheet 11 and the second fixingpart 30 are located by magnetic attraction, the second fixing part 30and the transverse through hole 22 in the holder 20 are combined by thelow-melting metal material 50 filled in the conically cylindrical space40. In general circumstances, if the user applies a force to close theswing door sheet 11, the first fixing part 10 is disengaged from thesecond fixing part 30. Afterwards, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when afire occurs and the ambient temperature rises to a certain level (e.g.45° C.), the low-melting metal material 50 melts, the bonding statebetween the second fixing part 30 and the transverse through hole 22 inthe holder 20 is lost, the swing door sheet 11 is relatively released,the reset force accumulated by the door closer 60 pushes the swing doorsheet 11 to swing towards the closing direction (see Arrow L1), and thesecond fixing part 30 is led out by the first fixing part 10 (formagnetic attraction), so as to escape from the transverse through hole22 in the holder 20. When the second fixing part 30 is escaping, as theconically peripheral wall 33 tapers from the first radial end 31 to thesecond radial end 32, when the second fixing part 30 escapes on a curvedpath with the first fixing part 10, the conically peripheral wall 33 cancompletely avoid rubbing against the transverse through hole 22 withstraight hole wall, so that the second fixing part 30 can escapesmoothly.

As shown in FIG. 9, in this case, a ring flange 311 is formed around thefirst radial end 31 of the second fixing part 30, and the outer hole end221 of the transverse through hole 22 in the holder 20 is provided withan annular shoulder 223 for the ring flange 311 to be embedded. Thisimplementation pattern describes that as the low-melting metal material50 is formed by filling, if there is a large gap in one end of fittedinside and outside diameters between the transverse through hole 22 andthe second fixing part 30, the low-melting metal material 50 may spillover, influencing the forming quality. Therefore, the ring flange 311disclosed in this case can stop the low-melting metal material 50 filledin the conically cylindrical space 40, so as to avoid said problemeffectively.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in this case, partial hole wall of innerhole end 222 of transverse through hole 22 in the holder 20 extendsoutwards to form an expanded filling notch 224. Said expanded fillingnotch 224 is added in this case, because the space flaring end 41 of theconically cylindrical space 40 may have too small gap, resulting indifficult filling of low-melting metal material 50. Therefore, theexpanded filling notch 224 can enlarge the filling area, so as toenhance the convenience of filling operation.

As shown in FIG. 11, in this case, the conically peripheral wall 33 ofthe second fixing part 30 is provided with at least one radial concavepart 331 for partial area of the low-melting metal material 50 to befilled in. Said radial concave part 331 in this case can enlarge thecontact area of the formed low-melting metal material 50 embedded in thesecond fixing part 30, so as to further tighten the bonding statebetween the low-melting metal material 50 and the second fixing part 30,the stressing strength is better, to prevent them from being separated.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the mounting part 21B of the holder20B. The mounting parts 21B disclosed in this case are lugs protrudingon both sides of the holder 20B, each of them is provided with a lockinghole 211, fastened to the floor by screw 70.

FIG. 13 shows the embodiment of the holder 20C designed as wall-mountedtype, the wall-mounted holder 20C disclosed in this case has highermounting position, the larger height has higher temperature in a fire,so the low-melting metal material 50 is easy to be molten by hightemperature, the action sensitivity is better.

As shown in FIG. 14, the first fixing part 10B and the second fixingpart 30B disclosed in this case are designed as male and femalefasteners, this is a specific fixing pattern.

As shown in FIG. 15, in this case, there is a straight tubularperipheral wall 34 between the first radial end 31 and the second radialend 32 of the second fixing part 30; the outside diameter of the outerhole end 221 of the transverse through hole 22 in the holder 20 islarger than the outside diameter of the inner hole end 222, so that thetransverse through hole 22 tapers from the outer hole end 221 to theinner hole end 222, and the inside and outside diameters are fitted witheach other between the inner hole end 222 of the transverse through hole22 and the second radial end 32 of the second fixing part 30, and thereis an annular spacing between the outer hole end 221 of the transversethrough hole 22 and the first radial end 31 of the second fixing part30. This case describes that the wall thickness increasing direction ofthe low-melting metal material 50 can implement the equal effect of theimplementation pattern of different ends disclosed in FIG. 4.

I claim:
 1. A hot melt safety door holder device comprising: a firstfixing part adapted to be mounted on one side of a swing end of a swingdoor sheet, wherein said first fixing part is magnetic; a holder havinga mounting part and a transverse through hole located in differentpositions, wherein the transverse through hole has an outer hole end andan inner hole end, the outer hole end facing said first fixing part; asecond fixing part located in the transverse through hole of saidholder, said second fixing part having a first radial end and a secondradial end, the first radial end facing the outer hole end of thetransverse through hole in said holder, the second radial end facing theinner hole end of the transverse through hole in said holder, saidsecond fixing part being composed of a magnetic absorption part; aconically cylindrical space formed between a periphery of said secondfixing part and the transverse through hole in said holder, wherein saidconically cylindrical space and said second fixing part and thetransverse through hole are arranged concentrically, said conicallycylindrical space having a space flaring end and a space tapering end,wherein an inner diameter and an outer diameter of said conicallycylindrical space between the transverse through hole and said secondfixing part corresponding to the space tapering end are fitted with eachother; and a low-melting point metal material filled in said conicallycylindrical space so as to be formed into a conically cylindrical entitythat matches a shape of said conically cylindrical space, wherein saidsecond fixing part is positioned on said holder by said low-meltingpoint metal material such that said second fixing part magneticallyreceives said first fixing part and the swing door, wherein saidlow-melting point metal material has a consistent melting point througha thickness thereof, said low-melting point metal material adapted tomelt upon encountering a fire so as to cause said second fixing part andsaid first fixing part and the swing door to separate from said holder.2. The hot melt safety door holder device of claim 1, wherein thetransverse through hole in said holder has a straight hole wall, saidsecond fixing part having a conically peripheral wall between the firstradial end and the second radial end, an outer diameter of the firstradial end being greater than an outer diameter of the second radial endsuch that the conically peripheral wall tapers from the first radial endto the second radial end, the first radial end facing the outer hole endof the transverse through hole in said holder, the second radial endfacing the inner hole end of the transverse through hole, wherein anannular space is formed between the second radial end and the inner holeend of the transverse through hole.
 3. The hot melt safety door holderdevice of claim 1, wherein a straight tubular peripheral wall is formedbetween the first radial end and the second radial end of said secondfixing part, an outer diameter of the outer hole end of the transversethrough hole in said holder is larger than an outer diameter of theinner hole end such that the transverse through hole tapers from theouter hole end to the inner hole end, wherein an annular spacing isformed between the outer hole end of the transverse through hole and thefirst radial end of said first fixing part.
 4. The hot melt safety doorholder device of claim 2, wherein a ring flange is formed around thefirst radial end of said second fixing part, the outer hole end of thetransverse through hole in said holder has an annular shoulder, the ringflange being embedded in the annular shoulder.
 5. The hot melt safetydoor holder device of claim 2, wherein the conically peripheral wall ofsaid second fixing part has at least one radial concave part partiallyfilling an area of said low-melting point metal material.
 6. The hotmelt safety door holder device of claim 3, wherein the conicallyperipheral wall of said second fixing part has at least one radialconcave part partially filling an area of said low-melting point metalmaterial.
 7. The hot melt safety door holder device of claim 2, whereina portion of the inner hole end of the transverse through hole in saidholder extends outwardly to form an expanded filling notch.
 8. The hotmelt safety door holder device of claim 3, wherein a portion of theinner hole end of the transverse through hole in said holder extendsoutwardly to form an expanded filling notch.
 9. The hot melt safety doorholder device of claim 1, wherein said low-melting point metal materialis a metal selected from the group consisting of bismuth, tin, lead,cadmium, indium and combinations thereof.